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neigh

[ ney ]
/ neɪ /
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verb (used without object)

to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.

noun

the cry of a horse; whinny.

RELATED WORDS

yell, hee-haw

Nearby words

neher, nehru, nehru, jawaharlal, nehru, motilal, nei mongol, neigh, neighbor, neighborhood, neighborhood watch, neighboring, neighborly

Origin of neigh

before 1000; Middle English ney(gh)en, Old English hnǣgan, cognate with Middle Dutch neyen, Old Saxon hnēgian, Middle High German nēgen, Old High German hneigen, Old Norse hneggja; akin to Old Saxon hnechian; Middle Dutch nighen, Middle Low German nigen, Middle High German nyhen; and, with intrusion in the initial, Old Norse gneggja, Norwegian kneggja. See nag2
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British Dictionary definitions for neigh

neigh

/ (neɪ) /

noun

the high-pitched cry of a horse; whinny

verb

(intr) to make a neigh or a similar noise
(tr) to utter with a sound like a neigh

Word Origin for neigh

Old English hnǣgan; related to Old Saxon hnēgian
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Word Origin and History for neigh

neigh

v.

Old English hnægan "to neigh," probably of imitative origin (cf. Old Norse gneggja, Middle High German negen, French hennir, Japanese inanaki). Related: Neighed; neighing. As a noun from 1510s.

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